November 6, 2013
Paris, Montreal and Washington, D.C., Nov. 4, 2013—According to Euroconsult's recently published research report, Satellites to be Built & Lunched by 2022, World Market Survey , 115 satellites will be launched on average each year worldwide over the next 10 years (2013-2022). As several commercial and government constellations will be launched into low earth orbit
November 6, 2013
Berlin, Germany, Nov. 6, 2013—RapidEye has officially changed its name to BlackBridge. This change is the result of a two-year process of uniting all BlackBridge owned companies as one presence in the marketplace. It will empower the BlackBridge group to harness its combined resources to offer its partners and customers end-to-end solutions across the entire
November 6, 2013
PARIS, Oct. 30, 2013—The launch of the Eurpean Space Agency’s magnetic field mission from Plesetsk, Russia, has been postponed by about a week. The announcement from the mission’s launch service provider, Eurockot, follows the decision to replace a unit in the Breeze upper stage of the Rockot launcher. Originally scheduled for 14 November, the launch
November 6, 2013
SOLNA, Sweden, Oct. 29, 2013—The Swedish National Space Board (SNSB) and the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) have signed a bilateral cooperative agreement for NASA to test and evaluate the 5-Newton and 22-Newton High Performance Green Propulsion (HPGP) thrusters developed by ECAPS, an SSC Group company. A unique satellite propulsion technology, HPGP is
November 6, 2013
Arlington, Va., Oct. 31, 2013—Thermopylae Sciences & Technology, a leading geospatial services provider and Google Enterprise Partner, announced today that it has been awarded a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) for Geospatial Technical Support Services (GTSS) for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). A one-year base period with up to four option years was awarded
October 29, 2013
Redlands, Calif., Oct. 28, 2013—Esri announces that its partner ClearTerra, of Hanover, Maryland, has updated its LocateXT software for use with ArcGIS Online. LocateXT transforms static documents and files with geocoordinates into shareable spatial data layers that can now be hosted in Esri's cloud-based ArcGIS Online. "The ability of LocateXT software to scan military communiqués
October 29, 2013
Lausanne, Switzerland, Oct. 28, 2013—Using Pix4D software also for Aerial imagery projects with manned aircraft revolutionizes automatic processing and therefore project delivery time drastically. Vision Communicators in Australia has been using Pix4D software for their manned aircraft projects for over a year and are today able to reduce their project delivery time from weeks to
October 29, 2013
Washington, D.C., Oct. 29, 2013—Effective May 21, 2013 Aero-Metric, Inc., a Quantum Spatial company (AeroMetric), has been awarded an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Remote Sensing Contract to provide Aerial Imagery for Incident Management to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The award allows AeroMetric to be contracted directly by the DHS mission, component, or
October 29, 2013
Pittsburgh, Oct. 24, 2013—In early September, Aero-Metric, A Quantum Spatial company (AeroMetric) was awarded an On-Call Consultancy Services contract with the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission (SPC). SPC anticipates the need for a wide range of “on-call” consultant support services consistent with the varying responsibilities of Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO), Local Development Districts (LDD), and Economic Development